The taste for salt in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Mattes, Richard D ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; chemosensory property; gustatory sense; hedonic response; hypertension; preference; Salt; sodium; taste

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PALATABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; TASTE ACUITY;

EID: 0031046876     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.692S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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